The Sena on Monday night failed to produce required letters of support from the Congress and the NCP when the saffron party leaders met the governor at Raj Bhavan as per the set deadline.
The joint press conference was held hours after President's Rule in the state
President's rule was imposed in the state on Tuesday amid the impasse over government formation since the last month's elections
The President's Rule was imposed even as the Governor on Monday gave time to the NCP till 8.30 pm today to indicate the willingness and ability to form the government
The official said that the decision to place the matter before the CJI will be taken only after the defects are cured
The lawyer said the SC registry informed that it will "not be possible to constitute a bench today"
Pre-poll allies BJP and the Shiv Sena had together won 161 seats, way above the 145 majority mark in the 288-member house
Palshikar writes that in 1978, when attempts to ally with the Janata Party failed, the Shiv Sena allied with the Congress (I), the faction led by Indira Gandhi.
The Shiv Sena, which on Monday suffered a setback in its efforts to cobble up a non-BJP government in the state, said if President's rule is imposed, it can be challenged in court
Prakash Javadekar has been assigned the charge of the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises in addition to his existing portfolios
A meeting of the state BJP's core committee was held to discuss the current political situation
With 54 MLAs, the NCP is the third largest party after the BJP (105) and the Shiv Sena (56) in the 288-member House where the halfway mark in 145. The Congress has 44 MLAs
Maharashtra government formation LIVE updates: In Maharashtra election 2019, BJP bagged 105 seats, Shiv Sena 56, NCP 54 and the Congress party managed to bag 44 seats in the 288-member Assembly
The Sena, the second largest party in the 288-member House with 56 MLAs after the BJP's 105 members, had time till 7.30 pm to stake claim
The BJP has asserted that it had never agreed to share the post of chief minister, as claimed by Sena president Uddhav Thackeray
In a telephonic conversation with Sonia Gandhi, Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray sought her party's support to form government
The Sena said that Sinha was never a mass leader but a "bureaucrat-turned-politician"
He said the country was restless due to the burden of taxes
The manifesto for Maharashtra elections was released by party president Uddhav Thackeray and his son and Aaditya Thackeray, who is making his electoral debut from Worli constituency in Mumbai
The two allies are in the midst of tough negotiations after the BJP returned a less-than-impressive performance in the assembly polls